Eagle Rock, Calif. - Playing in their final non-conference game of the season, the Golden Eagles women's basketball team returned to the court after a break for the holidays. The team travelled to Occidental College, on Tuesday night, falling to the Tigers 69-53. The loss dropped the Golden Eagles to 4-10 on the season.

At the start of the second half, the Golden Eagles made two runs in the third quarter cutting the lead to five points on both occasions, but a late 15-3 run by the Tigers extended their lead to 57-40 heading into the final quarter of play. The Golden Eagles were unable to mount a final push, as the Tigers would cruise to their fifth win of the season.

Erin Matsumoto led all scorers with 22 points to lead the Tigers in the victory.

Rachel Hahn scored 17 points and grabbed four rebounds off of the bench for the Golden Eagles. Elsie Mejia also came off the bench to score 10 points and pull down five rebounds and was the only other player to score in double figures for the Golden Eagles.

The team will now turn their focus towards conference play as they host Simpson University on Thursday evening, at 5:30pm, in their next contest. The Red Hawks are currently 1-1 in conference play (8-10 overall).